5 Kids club wrestlers qualify for state

Five Marion Kids Wrestling Club members qualified for the Kansas Kids state wrestling tournament by placing fourth or higher Saturday at the Division III finals in McPherson.

Tyler Palic placed second in the 10-and-younger, 120-pound weight class. Kyle Palic placed second in the 14-and-younger, 165-pound weight class. Galen Funk finished second in the high school division, 152-pound class. Evan Slater finished second in the high school division, 215-pound class.

Jarret McLinden placed fourth in the 10-and-younger, 150-pound class.

It is the third consecutive qualification for Tyler Palic and McLinden, the second consecutive for Slater.

The Marion wrestlers will compete Saturday and Sunday in Topeka.